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Abell 2256 is one of the best known examples of a galaxy cluster hosting large-scale diffuse radio emission that is unrelated to individual galaxies. It contains both a giant radio halo and a relic, as well as a number of head-tail sources…

We present new Chandra X-ray and Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) radio observations of the nearby merging galaxy cluster Abell 754. Our X-ray data confirm the presence of a shock front by obtaining the first direct measurement of a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Giulia Macario , Maxim Markevitch , Simona Giacintucci , Gianfranco Brunetti , Tiziana Venturi , Stephen S. Murray

We report the discovery of a luminous, mini radio halo of ~240 kpc dimension at the center of a distant cluster of galaxies at redshift z = 0.131. Our optical and multi-wavelength GMRT and VLA observations reveal a highly unusual structure…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-03-03 Joydeep Bagchi , Joe Jacob , Gopal-Krishna , Nitin Wadnerkar , J. Belapure , Norbert Werner , A. C. Kumbharkhane

Spectral index studies of halos, relics, and radio galaxies provide useful information on their origin and connection with merger processes. We present WSRT multi-wavelength observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 2255 at 25 cm, 85 cm, and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 R. F. Pizzo , A. G. de Bruyn

It has been recently found that a few galaxy clusters host diffuse radio halo emission with very steep synchrotron spectra ($\alpha$ > 1.6), which may be classified as Ultra Steep Spectrum Radio Halos (USSRHs). USSRHs are expected in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-03 G. Macario , T. Venturi , D. Dallacasa , S. Giacintucci , G. Brunetti , R. Cassano , C. H. Ishwara-Chandra , R. Athreya

A2319 is a massive, merging galaxy cluster with a previously detected radio halo that roughly follows the X-ray emitting gas. We present the results from recent observations of A2319 at 20 cm with the Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 Emma Storm , Tesla E. Jeltema , Lawrence Rudnick

The advent of sensitive low frequency radio observations has revealed a number of diffuse radio objects with peculiar properties that are challenging our understanding about the physics of the intracluster medium. Here, we report the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-29 Ramij Raja , Majidul Rahaman , Abhirup Datta , Jack O. Burns , Huib T. Intema , R. J. van Weeren , Eric J. Hallman , David Rapetti , Surajit Paul

Clusters of galaxies are excellent laboratories for studying recurring nuclear activity in galactic nuclei since their hot gaseous medium can vastly prolong the detectability of their radio lobes via better confinement. We report here a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-31 Sameer Salunkhe , Surajit Paul , Gopal-Krishna , Satish Sonkamble , Shubham Bhagat

It is argued that the new morphological and spectral information gleaned from the recently published LoFAR Two meter Sky Survey data release 2 (LoTSS-2 at 144 MHz) observations of the cluster Abell 980 (A980), in combination with its…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-23 Gopal-Krishna , Surajit Paul , Sameer Salunkhe , Satish Sonkamble

Abell 1351 is a massive merging cluster that hosts a giant radio halo and a bright radio edge blended in the halo. In this paper, we present the first ever spectral analysis of this cluster using GMRT 610 MHz and VLA 1.4 GHz archival data…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-17 Swarna Chatterjee , Majidul Rahaman , Abhirup Datta , Ramij Raja

Spiral structures and cold fronts in X-rays are frequently observed in cool core galaxy clusters. However, studies on radio mini-haloes associated with such spirals and their physical connections are rare. Here, we present the detection of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-21 S. K. Kadam , Sameer Salunkhe , N. D. Vagshette , Surajit Paul , Satish S. Sonkamble , P. K. Pawar , M. K. Patil

Recent results on the radio emission from galaxy clusters are reviewed, with emphasis both on the radio galaxies and on the diffuse radio emission from the intracluster medium. We show that the formation of the tailed morphology in cluster…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Luigina Feretti

We analyze sensitive, high-dynamic-range, observations to search for extended, diffuse, radio emission in relaxed and cool-core galaxy clusters. We performed deep 1.4 GHz Very Large Array observations, of A1068, A1413, A1650, A1835, A2029,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 F. Govoni , M. Murgia , M. Markevitch , L. Feretti , G. Giovannini , G. B. Taylor , E. Carretti

Deep (103 ks) \chandra\ observations of Abell 665 have revealed rich structures in this merging galaxy cluster, including a strong shock and two cold fronts. The newly discovered shock has a Mach number of $M$ = 3.0 $\pm$ 0.6, propagating…

We study diffuse radio emission in the galaxy cluster A1550, with the aim of constraining particle re-acceleration in the intra-cluster medium. We exploit observations at four different frequencies: 54, 144, 400 and 1400 MHz. To complement…

LOFAR observations at 144 MHz have revealed large-scale radio sources in the unrelaxed galaxy cluster Abell 1132. The cluster hosts diffuse radio emission on scales of $\sim$650 kpc near the cluster center and a head-tail (HT) radio galaxy,…

Diffuse radio sources associated with the intra-cluster medium are direct probes of the cosmic ray electrons and magnetic fields. We report the discovery of a diffuse radio source in the galaxy cluster RXCJ0232.2-4420 (SPT-CL J0232-4421,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-22 Ruta Kale , Krishna M. Shende , Viral Parekh

The Intra-Cluster Medium is characterized by thermal emission, and by the presence of large scale magnetic fields. In some clusters of galaxies a diffuse non-thermal emission is also present, located at the cluster center and named radio…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 G. Giovannini , A. Bonafede , L. Feretti , F. Govoni , M. Murgia , F. Ferrari , G. Monti

We present a numerical model for the extended steep-spectrum radio sources and the elongated X-ray structure in A3667 based on new 3-dimensional MHD/N-body simulations. The X-ray and optical analyses of A3667 indicate that it has undergone…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 K. Roettiger , J. O. Burns , J. M. Stone